Occasionally my #split disappears. I don't need to #unsplit /#split to get it back, I just have to use #split again. The other method was mentioned in another thread, so I assume my problem is different. I can't quite figure out what's responsible. I've been using a custom prompt, but this was occurring even before I started playing with the #prompt command. I haven't narrowed it down to a certain command or string. It does seem to occur more often with larger text outputs, though. And sometimes if a specific command causes it to happen, I'll #split again, rerun the command, get the same output, but the #split stays in place this time. Any ideas what might be going on? If I can narrow the issue down more, I'll post updates here.

Yeah, I know it was generic, but it's all I had to go on. I'll turn on debug mode and tinker around, see if I can't find something more. I suppose it's possibly an issue with my terminal, but I doubt it. Or maybe it's some sort of packet loss? I dunno, I'm shooting in the dark. I'll post again when I've got more to go on.

Okay. I may have narrowed down at least ONE case where I lose my split. If I am typing a long command, one that wraps to a 2nd line, and meanwhile the game echoes text to me. That seems to be a situation where the --- line gets pushed up and the #split disappears until I run #split again.

I've been playing with the #split command to see if I can create a larger input area, and in turn, see if that solves my issue. It is not uncommon to post an emote that's more than a few lines. I sort of grasp that the first argument is for the top area, but the 2nd is for the bottom. But the prompt line doesn't seem to go where I want, and the input area gets full of dashs. Is it possible to get a setup like this? Here's an image in MUSHClient similar to what I mean. See how the input area has room for more than one line of text? (disregarrd that little box in the corner, I've no idea what that is )

What terminal emulator are you using? Issues with split get likely could be related to that.
I would also see if the game is sending odd control codes for some reason, but I would expect the issue to be far more consistent then. You could do a raw log and look over it for anything odd.

What terminal emulator are you using? Issues with split get likely could be related to that.
I would also see if the game is sending odd control codes for some reason, but I would expect the issue to be far more consistent then. You could do a raw log and look over it for anything odd.

I'm currently using Terminator, but I'm not married to it, it's just the default for my distro. It being the problem wouldn't be a big surprise since my issue seems so rare though. The lack of a possible multi-line input area is sort of a bummer though

Is this a more RP-centric MUD? I would say that maybe a system of an external editor combined with an alias/macro to read in a dummy file would be the way to go for elaborate input. A real editor is going to be vastly superior to tintin's basic readline-esque input features. Certainly if you are regularly writing longer entries it would probably be the way to go.

Yes, exactly. And when writing IC mail and such, I do tend to check it out in an external editor first. But that's really the solution I'm looking for. Sometimes scenes move quick, and each emote may be only one or two lines. Sometimes it's nececary to drop a big ol' paragraph on the scene too. Using an editor and copy pasting into TinTin is always going to be cumbersome. Another issue for me personally, is that using an external editor isn't always possible. One of the reasons I'm learning and migrating to TinTin is because it is console based, and that allows me to play remotely by SSHing into my machine and then running the client from there. (i guess I could learn Vi as well, but then my head might explode) A multiline input area would be ideal for me, but it's not a deal breaker. I'm hoping trying a different terminal emulator will resolve my issues but it's going to be a little while before I can figure out if that's the case or not. In any event. mark that up as a feature request for me Or I'll put it somewhere proper if there is a proper channel for feature requests.

Then, your best solution is to let your head explode !! It's a great sensation, you will be used to it

You will REALLY need to learn to use TMUX, so, while in ssh you will be able to split the terminal in 2 (or more), and so you can use VIM and TT++ at the same time in the same terminal window, and then just read the edited file from an #action or something like that.

But I can't understand why you need a multiline area where to write... you can use ";" to send different lines to the mud

As someone who does some RP on irc, the point isn't to send multiple lines, but rather see the entirety of a long command at once. I do echo the tmux system ssh/mosh + tmux is worth using.

I'm working on something semi-realted for integrating tintin+tmux+vim (but nano or any other editor would work) for MUD writing mode composition. I believe there is something on the forums now that does it as well.